Does cherry shrimp need light to survive?

Does cherry shrimp need light to survive?

 

Probably just need light as much as other fish do, not a lot but enough to see seeing as most shrimp are diurnal, but also probably for their day/night cycles otherwise they'd get stressed and become ill. So maybe not a light for the tank itself but at least light coming in from the room

 

Light grows algae, which shrimp feed off of

 

They don't need much light. I had a shrimp tank thrive with only the light from the room giving light to the tank and possibly for a mere 3 hours a day

 

Thanks for the advice. I will be putting them in a very dark location. I hope for the best

 

I would rate they need some light. There is a bunch of studies done on the effect of light duration and intensity and how it effects shrimps molts.
Dont think a very dark location would be very healthy for them long term. The no light also makes me assume you have no plants in the tank?

Even just normal ambient light would be better, but I would recommend avoiding placing them in a very dark location for a long period.

 

If you are worried about price just pick up some cheap LEDs from a chinese shop or something. I can have a look at home, i think i have a submersible LED that would work fine and is only about 15cm long... Only issue is a did a hack job on the wiring so that i could thread the wire into a tank. Works perfectly and I would not be expecting any money for it.